Living the artist’s life in New York City. I am the Artistic Director of Treehouse Shakers, a non-profit dance and theater company, which I co-founded 20 years ago. I am also a writer, director, actor, storyteller, tree hugger and mother. Creativity is my everyday roadmap. www.treehouseshakers.com

Treehouse Shakers

Hatched, BAM Fisher, Hillman Studio

Friday, June 2, 2017

Olive & Pearl Premieres For 20th Anniversary Season

We are happy to share some of our wonderful photos from our sold-out performance run of Olive & Pearl at BAM/Fisher in Brooklyn. We had incredible feedback from parents, teachers and most importantly our very young audiences.

"The children were enchanted. They were completely inside the story, and so enjoyed participating. The story of the grandmother and child is such a part of our students' Russian culture, they loved coming back to the classroom to write about their grandparents."
Julia Morris, Kindergarten Teacher, NYC"Beautiful set, wonderful acting and story, perfect pace for my 2 year old son to follow along. Lots of familiar rituals of home, that thoroughly held our son's attention. Please make more of your wonderful 0-5 performances."

Parent of 2 Year Old, Brooklyn

Thank you to everyone who made our 20th Anniversary Season, a big and wonderful hit for our youngest members.

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About Me

Originally from Wyoming, Mara co-founded Treehouse Shakers. She has written, directed, and sometimes acted in Treehouse Shakers' 14 original dance-plays, 6 of which are on a rotating tour. In 1999, Mara co-created Niñopalooza, an all day rock concert for kids, and Niño Nada, a festival of children’s theatrical work acclaimed by the New York Times. Awarded “Best Storyteller of New York” by the NY Press, Mara has performed throughout the U.S. and is the featured teller for F.I.T’s Toy Design Depart, and has been a teller for Baby Gap, Miramax, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Turtle Pond Publications, Chocolate Sauce Publishing, The Tribeca Film Festival, to name a few. Currently, she is a writer, voice-over artist and story consultant for Activity Works, an interactive educational web series for classrooms across the U.S. Mara was also the subject for a qualitative dissertation on the inclusion of storytelling in the classroom by Dr. Barb O’Neill. Some favorite acting credits include; Bloomsday on Broadway, featured on NPR and The Sandpiper at Symphony Space. She has performed with MTC, Playwrights Theater, Eugene O’Neill by-the-Sea-Festival, Provincetown Playhouse, among others.